these tough sanctions that taken these tough sanctions that will hurt the kremlin and help ukraine in its talks with russia. well, clive, a flurry of diplomatic activity _ well, clive, a flurry of diplomatic activity in — well, clive, a flurry of diplomatic activity in the un. first that emergency general assembly special session _ emergency general assembly special session it _ emergency general assembly special session. it was called by the security— session. it was called by the security council after russia used its veto _ security council after russia used its veto to — security council after russia used its veto to stop action against it. we have — its veto to stop action against it. we have more than 100 nations who are going _ we have more than 100 nations who are going to— we have more than 100 nations who are going to speak over the next severat— are going to speak over the next several days. in this 193 member chamber. — several days. in this 193 member chamber, that has come to symbolise the collective conscience of the world — the collective conscience of the world. western nations hope that they will— world. western nations hope that they will be able to get wide—ranging support on a draft that condemns _ wide—ranging support on a draft that condemns russia and deplores betarus's — condemns russia and deplores belarus's inclusion in this conflict _ belarus's inclusion in this conflict. they hope for a vote on that ity— conflict. they hope for a vote on that by wednesday. later this afternoon, we also have another meeting — afternoon, we also have another meeting of the un security council, this time _ meeting of the un security council, this time on the deteriorating humanitarian situation. the un has

said half— humanitarian situation. the un has said half a — humanitarian situation. the un has said half a million people have fled to neighbouring countries, and we expect— to neighbouring countries, and we expect another resolution to be tabled — expect another resolution to be tabled in— expect another resolution to be tabled in the council, despite the threat _ tabled in the council, despite the threat of— tabled in the council, despite the threat of a — tabled in the council, despite the threat of a russian veto, this time demanding — threat of a russian veto, this time demanding the safety of civilians and unhindered humanitarian access. so, and unhindered humanitarian access. so. so _ and unhindered humanitarian access. so, so many— and unhindered humanitarian access. so, so many un officials and diplomats are again emphasising that this is— diplomats are again emphasising that this is about the safety of every nation, — this is about the safety of every nation, and the ukrainian ambassador daughter— nation, and the ukrainian ambassador daughter the un, nation, and the ukrainian ambassador daughterthe un, pleading with nations, — daughterthe un, pleading with nations, save ukraine, save the un, and save _ nations, save ukraine, save the un, and save democracy. nada tawfik at the united nations and thejessica parker in brussels, many thanks. i should just tell you that if you're tuning in for the bbc news where you are, it will follow this programme at seven o'clock. ministers are facing increasing pressure to waive visa rules for ukrainians seeking safe haven in the uk. previously, borisjohnson said those already settled here, would be able to bring their immediate family members over to join them, adding that britain wouldn't "turn its back

in ukraine's hour of need." here's our home editor, mark easton. "we want to be as generous as we can to ukrainian refugees," the prime minister has said, but at gare du nord in paris, uk border force officials are preventing people escaping the war from boarding the eurostar to london. this document was handed to one ukrainian pensioner trying to come to britain, "no entry clearance," it states. 69—year—old widow, valentina, escape the fighting and made it to france, which, like most of europe, does not require visas on entry. having been turned away from britain once, she's now applying for a temporary visitor's visa hoping tojoin her daughter, natalia, in the uk. this move of my mother to the uk, it feels like nobody has a sense of emergency there. it feels that way to me, that it's slow, it's relaxed, just wait a little bit longer, and it just feels like they are worlds apart. i can't quite level

it up in my own mind. this afternoon, valentiyna's case was raised in the commons. will she today be able to return to the gare du nord and come safely to the uk? "yes," said the home secretary, but the home office has since told me that as things stand, valentiyna could not come to the uk, although new measures may be announced soon. where family members of british nationals do not meet the usual eligibility criteria, but pass security checks, uk visas and immigration will give them the permission to enter the uk outside the rules for 12 months and is prioritising all applications. the home office announcement still doesn't allow ukrainian law lecturer to bring his 19—year—old sister to britain. she's fled from kyiv to the romanian border, but because he is here on a work visa without indefinite leave to remain, she cannot join him in portsmouth. i don't think there is any prospect of her coming here,

so probably it's me who needs to go to an eu country. it might be very difficult for her to be alone for so long. across britain, there's been an outpouring of support for ukraine. this farmer's barn near leeds is now a hub for donations. but when it comes to helping those trying to escape the conflict, the uk has found itself out of step with eu countries, which have already proposed granting instant asylum to ukrainian refugees. the ukrainian flag flies above the home office, a sign of solidarity with the people of that country. but the department has been heavily criticised for not doing more for those fleeing the war, including by some prominent conservatives. when it comes to refugees from ukraine, britain appears to be playing catch—up. mark easton, bbc news, westminster. our deputy political editor, vicki young is at westminster. vicki — the government's been setting out more detail about its response to the conflict today.

it is interesting, domestically there has been lots of cross—party agreement during this crisis but not when it comes to the issue of how many ukrainians should be allowed to come here without visas. labour today saying that ministers were reacting with incompetence and indifference, there are lots of tories who would like the government to go further as well. ministers are discussing whether to broaden the criteria to allow more ukrainian family members to come here, but that hasn't been decided yet, and they certainly won't be waving visas. they say that is part of a security check. what the government here is doing is it says it is reacting on all sorts of fronts. diplomacy, for example. boris johnson is speaking again to the ukrainian president today and will travel again to estonia and poland tomorrow to continue with that. when it comes to military equipment, they say we have been sending equipment to ukraine for quite some time and it will continue. today the transport secretary is talking about uk ports saying they should no

longer welcome russian boats, and the foreign secretary talking about a list of oligarchs, another list, their families and also those who work for them. her eyes are really on the law firms who are helping support those oligarchs. they could themselves face sanctions. she also warned mps that all of these sanctions will have an impact on us, on british people too. she says that is nothing compared to the suffering from the ukrainians. iéicki is nothing compared to the suffering from the ukrainians.— from the ukrainians. vicki young, thank yom _ from the ukrainians. vicki young, thank you. vicki _ from the ukrainians. vicki young, thank you. vicki young _ from the ukrainians. vicki young, thank you. vicki young at - thank you. vicki young at westminster. i should say we have decided to put on our helmets. we have seen flashes which we think are the result of anti—aircraft fire going up into the sky. so we are just taking a few more extra precautions here while we broadcast. i should say the uk government has formally advised its citizens now against travelling to russia. the foreign office warned britons not to fly to the country due to a lack of available flights and the country's

volatile economy. it comes after russia banned airlines from 36 countries from using its airspace in response to those international sanctions we have been discussing. a growing number of ukrainians living in britain are buying equipment and preparing to head for the front line. a military surplus supplier says 30 to a0 people a day are approaching him for kit. groups of men are apparently filling vans with equipment, before embarking on the 1,200—mile drive across western europe. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has been meeting some of the volunteers for what's being called a new "international brigade". britain is not at war with russia, but in a corner of a london industrial estate, these guys are planning for it. they showed us the military supplies they've managed to buy up in recent days, old british army kit, not from the government, but supplied and sometimes donated by military surplus dealers.

a mine detector, medical packs — including tourniquets for stopping bleeding from serious wounds. food, "british rations are better than ours," they say. these vans will leave soon. three of these men will follow. translation: my name is andre, and i'm going to join territorial- defence to protect our ukraine. they've all got previous experience, draughted experience, drafted for the ukrainian military. but in peace time, viktor is a fruit picker. i translation: it's as if a stranger. came into your house and they would want to hurt your family, your children, your wife. i think any man would behave the same way as me and the other guys here, who are all now going back to ukraine. old british uniforms ready to be shipped out. this dealer is practically giving them away, he says. they're similar to the ukraine army's and nothing like the russian's, but... i'm taking all the insignia off, because what we don't want is any

propaganda from the russians saying there are british troops in, obviously, ukraine when there is not. don't be fooled, the ukrainians are not getting modern british army kit. these may look like ballistic bulletproof helmets, but they're only useful for falling debris and shrapnel. i've had brothers, fathers, old men coming to me, especially on saturday, i had about a0 come through, going out, straight to war. they were coming to me, getting kitted up and going straight there. and at this ukrainian cultural centre in london, there has been a steady flow of new recruits. so today they're both going back to fight. they are going to make the journey across europe to fight in ukraine. he said of course we do not want to die, but if it's needed, then that's god's will.

we met matthew, a british dental equipment supplier. i want to see an end to the war, i'm willing to go over to ukraine andjoin and help fight. have you any military experience? some, but very little. what have you done? i've fired guns, i was a member of the gerts, just, yeah, i want to do what i can to help. the british government's view, fighting is best left to those with the training. tom symonds, bbc news. truly remarkable. we know president putin has raised the spectre of the use of nuclear weapons, saying he is putting russia's nuclearforces on special alert. the bbc�*s ros atkins takes a look at the history of the nuclear arms race. with one announcement, vladimir putin left the world asking, would he? translation: i’m the world asking, would he? translation:— the world asking, would he? translation: i'm ordering the ministry of _ translation: i'm ordering the ministry of defence _ translation: i'm ordering the ministry of defence at - translation: i'm ordering the ministry of defence at chief - translation: i'm ordering the ministry of defence at chief of l translation: i'm ordering the |

ministry of defence at chief of the general staff to put the strategic nuclear forces on special alert. russia has the biggest nuclear arsenal in the world and putin wouldn't be the first leader to give the order. in 1945 the us dropped two nuclear weapons onjapan effectively ending the second world war killing over 100,000 people. in 1949 the soviet union tested a bomb at this test site in what is now kazakhstan. then in 1962, the cuban missile crisis almost brought nuclear war between the us and russia, and having come so close in 1968 the world agreed a new arrangement, the nuclear non—proliferation treaty. 191 countries are currently signed up. nuclear powers agreed to reduce their arsenals in exchange for others agreeing not to have them at all. in the 70s, the deals between the us and russia continued, two more focused on long—range missiles, and though the rivalry of the superpowers intensified, in 1991 there was the new start treaty,

aiming to decrease the size of their overall arsenals. aiming to decrease the size of their overallarsenals. underpinning aiming to decrease the size of their overall arsenals. underpinning the west's justification for these weapons is an idea called new tequila deterrence. the uk government fact sheet states. —— nuclear deterrence. the possibility of mutually assured destruction being the strongest of reasons not to press the button. that's the theory, but it's under pressure. this week, the former russian president, dmitry medvedev, warned it may pull out of the new start deal, and both countries still have huge arsenals. america has an estimated 5,428 weapons, russia an estimated 5,977. all of which is why we're looking to history and the present. it's not the first time this has happened. it's happened several times during the cold war. it never, of course, led to nuclear war. but i can't say how this is a positive development for the ukraine crisis. that is perhaps an understatement.

and today, russia blamed various comments by the west for its nuclear escalation. the kremlin spokesperson said... now, it seems unlikely that one comment by liz truss is the reason putin feels the need to flex his military muscles. his troops are on day five of this war. kyiv hasn't fallen the west is united, and so he raises the stakes. this is a reminder of almost soviet era brinksmanship, nuclear brinksmanship like we had at the height of the cold war. but the question is, you know, what is the strategy here? what is the endgame? and i wonder if putin actually understands that or knows that? understands that or knows that. we can't know that, but we know putin has shown scant regard for human lives and international rules, and we know he has the weapons. ros atkins there.

we will have more from kyiv a little later on in the show, but now i will hand you back to the studio in london. thank you, clive. we will take a look at a few of today's other stories. many of the impacts of climate change are now irreversible, according to a new report from the united nations. ukrainian mps have been posting pictures of themselves with guns and promising they will fight to defend their country. a little earlier i spoke to one of them in and they asked theirfirst spoke to one of them in and they asked their first whether she had any faith in the attacks that had been taking place today. i am

been taking place today. i am pessimistic — been taking place today. i am pessimistic about _ been taking place today. i am pessimistic about the - been taking place today. i an pessimistic about the talks been taking place today. i asn pessimistic about the talks because i don't really see much middle ground so for the time being the situation looks like this. let me put in one test that and we want to leave. putin wants to agree not to exist as an independent state. he made that clear and we want to be an independent sovereign state. so there is very little room for compromise over here. the only thing that ukrainians are asking is for him to get out with his troops from ukraine territory and stop bombing our cities. and stop killing military and civilian personnel over here in ukraine. i do not think that here in ukraine. i do not think that he is willing to accept that he is losing the war against a much smaller country, i don't think he is willing to accept that he would have to surrender. he was trying to condition these talks upon the surrender of ukrainian army which was absolutely unacceptable for us because our army is winning in this way right now so i do remain

pessimistic about the talks. taste way right now so i do remain pessimistic about the talks. we put on the screen _ pessimistic about the talks. we put on the screen just _ pessimistic about the talks. we put on the screen just now _ pessimistic about the talks. we put on the screen just now that - pessimistic about the talks. we put on the screen just now that picture| on the screen just now that picture i was referring to. you know the one that you posted with a weapon. you, like so many other people, have made it clear that you are willing to fight. in terms, do you even know how to use a gun, fire a gun, what has prompted you to actually pick up a weapon and get a weapon and be ready to fight? fin a weapon and get a weapon and be ready to fight?— ready to fight? on members of parliament _ ready to fight? on members of parliament were _ ready to fight? on members of parliament were provided - ready to fight? on members of parliament were provided with | parliament were provided with assault rifles the first day of war. that was one of the first things that we did was get weapons for ourselves. now, i nevershot that we did was get weapons for ourselves. now, i never shot a gun in my life, and actually now thinking back, my boyfriend was always promising to teach me and i was only saying i would never have to use that in my life. and a university professor so guns are not making frankly speaking and at this point in time the situation looks extremely dangerous here and more

and more people are signing up to defend our country and 100,000 people have as of yesterday evening has signed up for the volunteer territory and defence units and more and more people are getting mobilised in the regular army so i got the —— i don't see a way for myself as a member of parliament and representatives to be out of this process. representatives to be out of this rocess. y representatives to be out of this rocess. , ., , ~ process. sorry to interrupt. and astonishment _ process. sorry to interrupt. and astonishment i _ process. sorry to interrupt. and astonishment i hear _ process. sorry to interrupt. and astonishment i hear you - process. sorry to interrupt. and astonishment i hear you say - process. sorry to interrupt. and - astonishment i hear you say openly you have never even fired a gun. you would have had lessons but now it's too late. it's extraordinarily brave. are you not scared when it comes to the moment that potentially you may have overwhelming russian forces there in the city to actually do fighting to be involved in that resistance? does that not scare you? i will tell you this. vladimir putin has miscalculated the ukrainian people. he was thinking that he is going to be fighting big ukrainian army which is 215,000 people but he could have been... now what he is

seeing if he is fighting 40 million ukrainians because in those numbers we are overwhelming and we are seeing evidence from all over ukraine of people with their bare hands stopping attacks on their villages and we are seeing people who never had guns in their hands before patrolling the streets to make sure they find all the infiltrations they had sent to our citizens so this is the amazing resistance on the side of the ukrainian people and everyone is getting involved and it's notjust members of parliament and its regular folks members of parliament and its regularfolks on the members of parliament and its regular folks on the ground and some of those people i would probably have huge political disagreements with but as of now we all stay united and we have 40 million here in ukraine. i united and we have 40 million here in ukraine. ., , united and we have 40 million here in ukraine. . , ., ~ in ukraine. i had been talking to alexander— in ukraine. i had been talking to alexander who _ in ukraine. i had been talking to alexander who was _ in ukraine. i had been talking to alexander who was the - in ukraine. i had been talking to - alexander who was the whistle-blower alexander who was the whistle—blower who testified before us congress which led to the impeachment of

donald trump. he told me about a mapleton's reference to his nuclear arsenal yesterday was evidenced he was standing on the battlefield. vladimir putin started this military adventure with games in mind. he wanted a complete total capitulation of ukraine and he wanted to capture key and then he wanted the government and now he starting to realise it's going to be to slowly that he's not going to be able to achieve his maximum objective and i think that ukrainians definitely want to engage in this conversation because civilians are dying but vladimir putin is going to face an increasing urgency to come up with some wings out of this negotiation and that's what we are seeing pressure being ratcheted up on the nuclear front and it's pressure being ratcheted up on the nuclearfront and it's intended pressure being ratcheted up on the nuclear front and it's intended to affect both the ukraine but also the last to somehow go into a corner and be fearful and put pressure on ukraine as well as run back there on

responses. that's what we are seeing unfold. i responses. that's what we are seeing unfold. ., unfold. i mentioned in the introduction _ unfold. i mentioned in the introduction you _ unfold. i mentioned in the introduction you where - unfold. i mentioned in the| introduction you where the whistle—blower on donald trump that led to that first impeachment. how much of this leads back to his door? donald trump has blood on his hands. and it's notjust from that phone call on july and it's notjust from that phone call onjuly 25,2019 and it's notjust from that phone call onjuly 25, 2019 where he sought to steal an election and undermine us national security by holding up aid to ukraine. clearly every bit of assistance to get would have made it that much harderfor russia to even think about attacking. and we lost up of time because of the whole ukraine scandal and the fact that republican parties where backed into supporting donald trump against us national securities but it did not stop there. even days ago donald trump was touting retin—a putin who seems to analyse biting's

rhetoric and that undermined the deterrence and efforts by the by the bad administration tries to signal that russia should not do this so donald trump and tucker carlson and one of our leading anchors and other republicans have blood on their hands and they will end up paying for this at the ballot box. in hands and they will end up paying for this at the ballot box.- for this at the ballot box. in the last 48 hours — for this at the ballot box. in the last 48 hours donald _ for this at the ballot box. in the last 48 hours donald trump - for this at the ballot box. in the i last 48 hours donald trump dead for this at the ballot box. in the - last 48 hours donald trump dead and was talking about it on sunday and described twice that vladimir putin is a genius. what did you think when you heard that? he’s is a genius. what did you think when you heard that?— you heard that? he's a fool and he's his own worst _ you heard that? he's a fool and he's his own worst enemy. _ you heard that? he's a fool and he's his own worst enemy. it's _ you heard that? he's a fool and he's his own worst enemy. it's been - you heard that? he's a fool and he's his own worst enemy. it's been the | his own worst enemy. it's been the case for a long time and somewhat more sophisticated they are supposed to be said politically savvy followed him down the primrose path and they basically walked into what amounts to a political ambush. in amounts to a political ambush. in terms of the american approach and in terms of sanctions and in terms of weapons, what should the bad administration be doing in the

coming weeks? we administration be doing in the coming weeks?— administration be doing in the coming weeks? administration be doing in the cominu weeks? ~ , ., coming weeks? we should look past partisanship. _ coming weeks? we should look past partisanship. we _ coming weeks? we should look past partisanship, we need _ coming weeks? we should look past partisanship, we need the _ partisanship, we need the republicans to come together with the democrats and the bad administration and it needs to be we need to flip the switch and look past incrementalism. we should be looking past $350 million to $3.5 million and $35 billion for economic and reconstruction aid. this is a serious situation and we need to really kind of give it our minds in a direction that russia is the enemy. not an adversary but an enemy of democracy. ukraine is fighting this battle and ourjob is to support them. they are the ones that are bleeding at ourjob is to support them with everything they need. �* support them with everything they need. . , ., �* support them with everything they need. �* �* . support them with everything they need. . �* ., , , need. and you're an expert in this reuion for need. and you're an expert in this region for a _ need. and you're an expert in this region for a very _ need. and you're an expert in this region for a very long _ need. and you're an expert in this region for a very long time. - need. and you're an expert in this region for a very long time. i - need. and you're an expert in this region for a very long time. i was | region for a very long time. i was reading russian analyst earlier in the day speculating because there's so much talk about like that vladimir putin has changed or whether he has lost it and that analysts was saying actually, all that has happened here is people

have not paid attention. would you agree with that broad assessment of eventually how he got here? that’s eventually how he got here? that's an accurate — eventually how he got here? that's an accurate assessment. _ eventually how he got here? that's an accurate assessment. this - eventually how he got here? that's an accurate assessment. this is - eventually how he got here? that's| an accurate assessment. this is why acting talking about the fact that it's been two decades of failed policy and wishful thinking about vladimir putin and a desire to have a cooperative relationship with vladimir putin and looking the other way that brought us to this point. there's definitely an incremental approach from vladimir putin increasing the escalatory and he uses chemical weapons on uk territory and used nuclear weapons to place another target and we just looked the other way. now the bill is due and fortunately elected world is due and fortunately elected world is prepared to take a stand now, something that should have happened a long time ago. ads, something that should have happened a longtime ago-— a long time ago. a ma'or move in sorts a long time ago. a ma'or move in sports today * a long time ago. a ma'or move in sports today from _ a long time ago. a ma'or move in sports today from fifaj_ a long time ago. a major move in sports today from fifa and - a long time ago. a major move in sports today from fifa and uefa i sports today from fifa and uefa backing the russian football team from the world cup and club teams. here is our correspondence. fifa and

uefa have decided to gather that's all russian teams whether national or club teams will be suspended from participation in both fifa and uefa competitions until further notice. big news. the russian football side with you to play against poland on the 24th of march for a world cup playoff semifinal. under the ruling it means poland will receive a bite to face sweden or the czech republic later for a to face sweden or the czech republic laterfor a place in the world cup at the end of the year. this decision has implications for european football governing body fifa who are suspending them from competitions including the upcoming women's european championship which is in england. uefa radio to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow but they have decided this now with fifa concurrently. they've also got my skill involved in the last 16 and they will get out to compete in that one either. uefa did remove st petersburg as they location of the

final and that's now in paris. the energy state on company was a huge company which puts into the champions league which is set to be cancelled as well. big moves in terms of sponsorships as well as governing bodies getting involved here. the pressure has been building on them. the polish, czech, and swedish and home nations including england and said they would not face russia under any circumstances. last night russia where world to be able to compete under neutral territory by fifa under neutral territory by fifa under the name to football union of russia. that was not strong enough for many people but now fifa and uefa decided to suspend them until further notice. we will see you at the same time tomorrow. now it's time for outside source. the last day of meteorological winter it was a dull day. particularly for most of england and

wales and some of the heavy rain developed in the afternoon across the south of wales into the hills. ahead of the elect whether we had brightness and hazy sunshine for a while in the south east corner of england. this is the radar picture from earlier. not much rain in the morning it did get laterfrom the west during the afternoon at the rain is continuing to push the at the moment and by midnight this is where most of the rain is towards east anglia and the southeast will stay cloudy and damp in the southeast of england and through the english channel. in the north some clear skies with ranges of temperature coming in and mildly in the southeast. northern england and scotland starting tuesday with a frost of —2 or minus three celsius. clear skies underneath the high pressure promising some sunshine for tuesday. in the south it would be cloudy and we have got a threat of rain and drizzle. it may come back in again across southern parts of england arriving in south wales and east anglia. in the north midlands

we will have more sunshine. some early showers in the north of scotland. even after the frosty start temperatures will reach 9 or 10 celsius. in the south there is the weather front bringing cloud and wet weather and pushing its way north overnight. into the clear air we have gotten scotland it will be a frosty start on wednesday. could be the coldest night of the week. —4 —5 with fog patches as well. further south it's mild and tell and it's mostly light rain and drizzle by this stage. north on wednesday to the central belt affecting northern england may become dry in the south of england. temperatures will reach 11 degrees. many northern areas it will be a cool day on wednesday with the damp weather moving in after the cold start. by the time we get to thursday another band of rain coming in from the atlantic. moving very slowly east and most of the wet weather on thursday will be across northern and western parts of the uk. it may improve in the afternoon

and for much of the day it will be dry and eastern parts of england. temperatures will reach around 12 degrees. cold for scotland, 8 or 9 degrees. cold for scotland, 8 or 9 degrees and it is where we will see rain in the day.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. calls for an immediate ukraine ceasefire, both from kyiv and a rare emergency session of the un general assembly in new york. the fighting in ukraine must stop. it's raging across the country from air, land and sea. it must stop now. after a first day of talks between russia and ukraine on the border with belarus, no breakthrough but the two sides agree to keep talking. no breakthrough but the two sides dozens are reported killed as the city of kharkiv is bombed. ukraine's president makes a direct appeal to the russian soldiers who've invaded his country.

drop your weapons and get out of here. do not believe your commanders, do not believe your propagandists.